please help i live in new york but want to buy a house in Florida.Can anyone tell me how much(roughly) a 3BR?

Question

1-2 bath house will cost.I don't want a fixer-upper but it does not need to be a palace just a nice house.Being specific maybe the St. petersburg/clearwater area.

Answer 1

Go to realtor.com and look up precisely what you are looking for

Answer 2

Absolutely. If anyone says they don't they are lying. Sure, there are people that live in neighborhoods that are diverse, no problems. Then there are REALLY segregated neighborhoods where outsiders aren't welcome. Right off the top of your head, you can think of at least half a dozen neighborhoods that you wouldn't want to live or raise a family. Does that make you racist or a bad person. No. America flourished in it's early years because people would tend to move to neighborhoods where there was an established population of folks from the "old country". Those folks worked hard to learn English, worked hard to support their families and worked hard to be Americans. They were proud of their heritage, just as proud as being an American. Many of these newly assimilated Americans forbid the speaking of their own native language at home so their children would be forced to learn English, and speak without accents. Sure, America welcomed millions of immigrants to her shores, but racism and religious persecution ran rampant back then as it does now. Nowadays there are people who come to America, legally or not, forsake learning English, and don't care one way or the other about being an American. Is that everyone? No. But it's enough. I happen to live in a very diverse community. We are in a new development, there is the "country" to the east and south, ghetto housing right down the street and a huge illegal immigrant population north and west. We weren't aware of how close we were to the ghetto housing, or the illegals until we moved in. Now, realtors cannot give out that kind of information, it's profiling and against the law. But had I known, would I have chosen this location. Possibly. Does that make you a bad person, a racist or a bigot? No. Just like it doesn't make the folks who move here racist if they want to be near their own. It's human nature and a desire to belong to a community

Answer 3

In Venice, just south of Clearwater and St. Pete, I just sold a 1600 square foot house, 2 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage with inground pool for $181,900. It was built in 1979, sits on an oversized lot in a lovely neighborhood, and was completely renovated to include wood cabinetry and Corian sinks, stainless appliances etc.

There are plenty of nice houses here that have 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2 car garages, and are close to the beach - for under $200,000.

Venice is 15 minutes to Sarasota, 1 hour to Tampa or Naples, 2 hours to Orlando - great location for jobs and fun.

Check out:

www.searchforvenicecom

Let me now if I can help you in any way.

P.S. As for homeowner's insurance, our Governor Crist passed a law this year to mandate a reduction in homeowners insurance, and he is working on a law to reduce real estate taxes for everybody (including nonhomesteaded owners). We vote on that Super Homestead option in January.

Good luck and best wishes.

Answer 4

I had the same idea a few months ago, but I abandon it becuase of the property insurance issues going on in Florida now due to the hurricanes and such.

Sorry I can't answer your question, but plaese be sure to look into the property insurance issue...I hear there's a bill that is suppose to help lower the cost, but you know how that goes when your up against insurance companies and their profits. Good luck to you.

Answer 5

you're probably going to have to get a lot more specific than thatif you are trying to narrow down what is affordable

if I were you I would go on-line and contact two or three real estate offices in that area, tell them what you can afford, and ask them to e-mail three different property listings in that price range, then at least you will have something specific to think about instead of random answers from Yahoo answerers.

Answer 6

i have a 3 br 2.5 ba townhouse in gulf breeze, fl it started out at 189k and i just reduced price to 115k address is 3234 fernwood, go on the net and check it out